New ambassador's profile

China has appointed Li Jinjun, deputy head of the CPC Central Committee's International Department, as ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

President Xi Jinping made the appointment in line with decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, according to a news release from the top legislature on Wednesday.

Li, 59, will be the second Chinese ambassador to the DPRK chosen from the International Department, following Liu Hongcai, who ended his five-year mission in February and has returned to his post in the department.